Oh my gosh I can't believe the differences in prices of basic things and what people get paid there. I keep hearing stories like that here on Hive and it's just ...how do they expect people to eat? :( I"m glad you were able to get some groceries, at least.
Here stores aren't demanding people wear gloves (except one, that I've seen), but in many of them they won't let the cashiers touch your cloth bags? Which is fine I bag my own things anyway but it IS kinda funny since I wash my cloth bags every time I use them now and the plastic bags in the store have been sitting out in front of hundreds of customers. I appreciate that they don't know that I wash my bags, but corona lives longer on plastic than cloth, too! LOL